That said, NBADraft.net currently has four Villanova players going in the first round:

That is astounding. Omari Spellman would be the perfect, er, spell for Embiid, too, seeing as though he can step outside and hit the three. Regardless, this is early days and it’s quite possible that both Spellman and DiVincenzo return for another season and National Championship, but this is quite the list.

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Sixers aren’t drafting Spellman with their own pick. It’ll be a stash or they’ll trade it. They have the Lakers pick plus Bolden coming over, plus Fultz and Korkmaz…. how many rookies or 2nd year players do we think a 50+ win team with deep playoff aspirations is going to have?

9.99…. trolling chills…. the usual, lame, “I’m Kyle the worm and I’m catching up on my Villanova trolling”…. and just an FYI- just about anyone in this region would take a 12 hour car ride with Colin Cowherd for the chance to punch or swirly you. I’m just pissed the guys you went to High School with ever let you out of your locker. This site excitedly jumps up and down to claim “victory” because it collectively has zero credibility and rarely has reason to (and this ain’t one of ‘em). I’m sure you and the staff high five after making a new high score on your video game of the week too. Tool.

Spell man won’t be playing much 5 at the pro level. He is a potential stretch 4. He is not someone who could spell Embiid for any great length of time. Sixers need a rim protector off the bench for when Embiid is out of the lineup. I don’t think that’s Spellman. Although I still like him at 26 as a guy they develop into a stretch 4